City tree trimmer critically injured

November 01, 2010

A city tree trimmer was critically injured during a tree removal on the South Side this morning, a city spokesman said.

The tree trimmer with the Department of Streets and Sanitation's bureau of forestry was involved in a tree removal between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. in the 9700 block of South Morgan Street when he was injured, said department spokesman Matt Smith.

The worker, who has been with the city for 18 years, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and was in critical condition, Smith said.

Smith said he did not have other details and was not certain what he could release to protect the worker's privacy.

"We are keeping the worker and his family in our thoughts and prayers," Smith said.